Mapped: The world's most corrupt countries

British officials seen as some of the most unbribeable in the world while Somalia and North Korea rated as most corrupt

The UK ranks in the top 10 nations for officials seen as least likely to take a backhander, watchdog Transparency International has said, in its annual global review of corruption.

Top performers share key characteristics: high levels of press freedom; access to budget information so the public knows where money comes from and how it is spent; high levels of integrity among people in power; and judiciaries that don’t differentiate between rich and poor, and that are truly independent from other parts of government.

Fair point, but the report is about corruption in public office or employment, not fraud in the banking sector. And we're not talking small change either. A recent BBC Panorama investigation concluded Putin has amassed a secret fortune of over $400 million from his corruption while in government.

Oh, please Some scumbags are just more adept at disguising the grift as "permits," "user fees," and "overhead expenses." Any time bureaucrats have the power to give themselves more power, corruption is absolute.

mindgarden saidOh, please Some scumbags are just more adept at disguising the grift as "permits," "user fees," and "overhead expenses." Any time bureaucrats have the power to give themselves more power, corruption is absolute.